New York huh.

(M.C. P.O.V.)

' Hum what the? ' As i look around to find myself standing in what looks like a sea of sewage, instead of the hospital bed.

"Agh, Disgusting! Atleast their's no smell." as i looked around to find it an endless see of black. Just black, even the sky was Black.

" Where am i? System ?" Getting no response i start to panic a little. And suddenly i realised.

' This, it looks like the place i met the Devil in. What did he call it? That's right! The "Empty". '

Looking around i started to realise that he might have called me back for something. I couldn't think of any other thing in my panicked state.

"Mr. Um . . Mr. Morningstar. . I'm. .I am here. Can you tell me . .did i do something wrong.? .Wh. .why am i here.?"

As i try to gather courage to speak out, i realised that my will power was a lot more pathetic now.

Even if i knew nothing would attack me probably, I still couldn't. It just the moment an adult like thought came to my mind to curse or even demand anything, a part of my subconscious just thinks that this is wrong i shouldn't do that and shuts the thought down and become subsurvient and docile and quiver.

'Like why the fuck is this darkness so scary??

I wanna go home. Even that hospital was a lot better than this.'

Just then a thought comes to my mind.

"I'm a fucking kid ofcourse i am scared of the dark and the unknown. God this kid mentality is going to to be the death of me."

As i come to terms with my childishness i realised that the black sludge in front of me was bubbling.

"Oh. . no.no.no.no. I have seen enough horror movies to know it's a jump scare. No no i'm good just stay down there whatever you are. Just stay please.!" Trying to back away from the bubbling, All the while withholding the tears in my eyes. I see the bubbling dies down a bit so i stay a distance from the place.

'Sigh good thing its gone.' But just as i sigh in relief rubbing my watery eyes a bit, I failed to notice someone emerging silently from behind me.

I feel someone put a hand on my shoulder.

"Hiiiiiiiyaaaaaaaa!!?!!!"

And if anyone ever asked me what did i do next i turned around and kicked whatever it was in the crotch and definitely did not scream like a little bitch and pass out. Definitely the kick, yeah definitely!!

But turns out i was just having a dream. As soon as i passed out . . ahem. . i mean woke up , i found myself on my bed sweating as if i just ran a marathon.

*DING. . Host's heart rate is elevated and his pupils are dialted. Host is dehydrated. He needs some milk.*

" Hu.hu I. I'm fine just a nightmare, needs some water. How long was i out? " as i pick up a bottle of water from the bedside table. As i gulp it down a message rings in my head.

*DING . . . Host was passed out for two days.*

"Phfff. Cough. cough two days!! What? why? I thought the merging was done?" I ask the system thinking about my parents. They were probably worried.

*DING. . .Host is a completely new soul. The body directly accept your soul because you had a similar wavelength to the previous soul. But the universal laws being imprinted on your soul needed time.*

Just as i was about to respond to the system the door opens and my parents walked in.

' I still kinda feels weird but this feeling of safety and affection i have for them, I guess it overpowers the guilt. I guess its ok, these people are my parents and I guess i. .i love them. Being a kid is not all that bad huh. ' As i unconsciously let out a smile towards them.

" Well looks like the sleeping beauty is awake, huh .How was the nap kiddo? " Say Richard as they both approached my bed.

"Oh shush you. Peter, honey are you ok now? Does your head still hurt? Here, hold this Richard."

Asks Mary as she hands a brown paper bag to her husband and comes and hugs me.

"I'm ok now mom. In fact i'm perfect now. Can we go home now and i'm hungry." As i say that to my mom, feeling nice in her hug.

' So this is what its like huh? Having parents. Its not bad at all. But what's with this no filter mouth.

The first thought that comes to my mind flows out the mouth. Where is the stop button to this?'

"Hum.Yes let's get you out of here but first here." As Richard hands the paper bag to me, as i get out of my mother's hug. " Have some sandwiches first. We bought them from a new store that opened near here. Its name is Delmars ."

I take the bag from him to see some sandwiches in the bag in wrapped in transperent plastic.

" Thanks Dad, I'm starving."

As i take a sandwich out and start to eat it.

'Oh, this is good. I was starving. I may have to pay more visits to this Delmar's this is heavenly.'

As i inhale both the sandwiches under my parents amusement filled gaze. I realised they have been staring at me the whole time.

"Whats wrong?" I ask slightly tilting my head. And they started chuckling. ' I don't get it. '

"Nothing honey." Mom cleans my face a bit with her sleeve. "Lets get you changed and go home ."

"Hum, Lets." As i look at my hospital gown after getting out of bed.

' Why was i admited in a super secret hospital anyway? I thought , i just had a super high fever.

Well i don't remember, I'll ask them later. For now i just need to strech my body. God i feel so sore.'

I think as my mom helps me wear some blue shorts and a black T-shirt.

After i am done changeing, We get out of the room. For the first time after being here for almost a week, i finally get to see the inside of this secret facility.

' Looks like a medical ward. That looks like a Laboratory , too many labcoat wearing people.

Oh is that a cafeteria, Man that sandwich was good. I wish there were more. ' As i pass by the rooms towards the elevator while holding onto my mom's hand.

As we take the elevator up, I see we have been underground this whole time as the elevator go down till -6 and we were on -3. Dad click's the 0 button, as the elevator starts to go up mom suddenly says to me. " Peter, you can't tell anyone about this place ok. This place is going to be a secret between us ok?" as she smiles looking at me.

"Ok, I won't tell anyone about it. Pinky promise."

I say showing her my pinky of my free hand.

' Why did i do that??! '

Mom kneels down to my eye level and holding out her pinky to interlock with mine.

She chuckled as she says " Pinky promise." with a bright smile on her face.

Mom stands up and the elevator comes to a halt.

She holds onto my hand again and all three of us made our way out.

When we came out of the elevator. We were what looked to be in an abandoned warehouse. When we came out of what was a square opening in the wall. As we crossed it, dad used a iron sheet to cover up the hole in the wall.

Walking outside the warehouse , it was early morning. Maybe 9 to 9:30. All i saw around was some taxies a bit walking distance away and a lot of warehouses with numbers, from which some workers were coming out of.

"Mom where are we?" I couldn't resist asking.

Mom showed a little pensive face but finally sighed and said. " We are in the industrial area of Queens honey. Quiet, close to the docks actually."

'Oh, well i'll be I am in New York huh. I don't know whether thats good or bad. I don't think i ever traveled overseas in my previous life. ' I just nod to my mother's answer. As she helps me into the taxi that dad called over.

As i sit in the middle of my parents on the backseat , The driver asks " Where to? "

My dad replies "15th Street"

"Are we not going home dad?" i ask as taxi driver starts driving.

"No, pete we are going to your Uncle Ben and Aunt May's house." he says to me while pats me on my head.

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"I'm Mary Poppins y'all!"

-Yondu, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

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